Long Beach residents and event organizers turned out for a public hearing on June 19 to criticize a recent proposal by the city to raise the cost of special-event permits in the midst of the city’s …
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James Dean: The Post reported that former Freeport president James Dean passed away at his home on 228 South Bayview Ave. He had been battling arterial illness for about a year prior to his death. In …
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Hempstead Town officials and environmentalists launched a living barrier reef composed of tens of thousands of discarded clam and oyster shells from nearby seafood restaurants near Long Meadow Island …
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Every July, the boards of education of the four Valley Stream school districts elect presidents to serve for the following school year. This year, John Maier was elected president of the Central High School District; Sean Douglas was tapped for the District 13 post; Donna LaRocco was selected as the president of the District 24 board; and Ken Cummings got the nod in District 30.
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Howard Kalachman has earned many honors for his service to the country, but he refused to accept one: the Purple Heart, because he was not injured in combat. He did, however, accept the Town of Hempstead's Veterans Award.
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Long Beach lifeguards are keeping a watchful eye on the water after two swimmers on Fire Island suffered bites that are thought to be from sharks.
According to ABC, a 12-year-old girl was wading …
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